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Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons

Dozens of little button-shaped flowers

Grown by Caroline

Enfield

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Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons Pond Plants
Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons Pond Plants
Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons Pond Plants
Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons Pond Plants
Cotula coronopifolia | Brass Buttons Pond Plants

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The highlights

  • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
  • Thrives in full sun
  • Long flowering season from May to October
  • A colourful, low maintenance plant for pond margins

Description

  • Myriads of little golden button-like flowers give this marginal plant its common name of Brass Buttons!
  • Flowers all summer from May right into October
  • Thrives in moist soil at the edge of a pond
  • Attracts wildlife including bees and butterflies/li>
  • A creeping plant with scented foliage
  • Pest and disease free

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots
Plant in 3L Aquatic Pot
3 Plants in 9cm Pots
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

10-50cm

Eventual spread:

10-50cm
Spreads to between 10-50cm within 2-5 years
10-50cm
Spreads to between 10-50cm within 2-5 years
10-50cm
Spreads to between 10-50cm within 2-5 years
10-50cm
Spreads to between 10-50cm within 2-5 years
10-50cm
Spreads to between 10-50cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Golden yellow
Lots of button-like golden yellow flowers
Golden yellow
Lots of button-like golden yellow flowers
Golden yellow
Lots of button-like golden yellow flowers
Golden yellow
Lots of button-like golden yellow flowers
Golden yellow
Lots of button-like golden yellow flowers

Habit:

Mat-forming
A low growing creeping plant that grows to form mats
Mat-forming
A low growing creeping plant that grows to form mats
Mat-forming
A low growing creeping plant that grows to form mats
Mat-forming
A low growing creeping plant that grows to form mats
Mat-forming
A low growing creeping plant that grows to form mats

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

10-15cm
Position plants at least 10cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Pest and disease free

This plant is untroubled by pests and diseases. MORE

Keep well watered

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out, watering well if planted in a border.

Full sun

Position where the plants will receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.

Moist, poorly drained soil

Wet, poorly drained loam, clay or sandy soil is perfect. Will grow in standing water up to 30cm deep

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from pond water or soil. ?v=1613300718

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Enfield

Meet Caroline

A deep dive into sustainable gardening

Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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